Goodbye and Good Luck
We have important news for you all regarding the Devon Rural Archive. Many of you will know our Curator, Abi Gray, from your visits to the Archive, our monthly lectures or having attended a house or garden tour. Abi has been an integral part of all the Archive has to...
We need you!
Volunteers Wanted for the Devon Archive at Shilstone Are you a reliable individual with a passion for local history, architecture, and rural landscapes? Do you enjoy interacting with a diverse range of people and providing excellent customer service? If so, we would...
Life on a Devon Farm
The social anthropologist and photographer, Dr Jacqueline Sarsby, has recently donated her photographic collection to the DRA. In the coming months these striking monochrome pictures will be added to our Image Bank and also put on display in the Archive. During the...
Translating the Past
Norden’s Survey of Crown Lands – An Update. The Archive is a partner organisation in the Friends of Devon’s Archives (FODA) project concerning the early 17th century survey of crown lands by John Norden. In 1612 James I appointed John Norden as surveyor...